Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-09-28
home AND ABROAD.
SERIODS RESULT OF AN IRISH
EVICTION.
New York Democracy-Bad Weather
for the Grand Army-RaiI-
rOad Accident.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO TIE RECORD Csloy.I
ESPECIAL DIsPATcREs TO TIE REooRp-uroN.I
SOAKED AND SOUR.
st. Ecs.is Weather fsterfers With Gr7ysG |
Army Festivities

| ST. lorp. September 2,th.-The clouds Il 1t
settled over the city on Su slsy have apparently 4
| come TO stay, and the disagreeable drizzle, mud
ana moisture-laden atmosphere effectually
crushed all hope of a parade to day. This left
the comrades to seek their own amusement
| and the various headquarteIs. halls and camps
were crowded with them. The hotel halls and
rooms Were jammed, while in the corridors
pands OF music made strelplorS efforts to dis
pei the gathering gloom. Long lines of people
tramped the streets and growled at the weather.
The last of the line had scarcely retired last
night before the advance were aait for to-day
on all the railways leading to the city, excur-
| SONS trains We're side-tracked, hours late
while those brought through the tunnel Jam
med all the tracks. Nevertheless no such
crowd was ever before handled III this city in so
short time.
HOW THE qErERANs PASS THE IpIE.
ST. LOUIS, September Z7th.-Rain. mud and
g!eom played havee with the Grand Army ar
rangementS to-day and when the grand parade
was given up the boys had nothing to do but
hunt up places of amusement. The Exposition
building consequently was the harbor of thou
sarsIs, and Gilmore had prepared special pro-
gramme. In the STATE headquarters at the
Lii3dell Hotel crowds jammed the doors
and for hours the comrades gathered around
the famous manned staff of Governor Rusk
registration continued necessarily, but still not
one.qnarter OF the men enrolled their names.
Of all The States represented, Kansas reports
the greater number Of soldiers, with Illinois
following; then probably Iowa and Missouri
and enough are from all quarters to give good
IL.
A petition is being. generally signed asking
Congress TO pass a bill for INDECENT veterans.
Such bill, it is said, will be agreed upon by
the EnctSmpment.-
On the flag issue there is but one expression of
opinions and the subject is passed over with a
satisfied air that the flags are still there.
General Sherman. it is understood has de-
clined to accept the etHce of Commander-in-
Chief, under any circumstances. 1t is generally
conceded that he would be chosen without op-
position if he would accept Among other can
di1atcS there tD hp material aHv
tage. General Slocum's friends are moving
everywhere, and making a determined fight
But there are many others prominently men
toned.
PRESENTATION TO GESEBAL FAIRcHuD.
At 80 o'clock this evening the Aids on the
staff of Commander in Chief Fairchild assem-
bled at the Generals headquarters at the South
ern Hotel, with their friends, and presented to
him the badge of Past tonmander-in-C Chief of
the G A K. The gold eagle holds in its talons
the pink badge, surrounded by fringe of dia-
monds. and III the field four large gems are set
in stars; a starr hangiug from the ribbon is
studded with many gems, there being seventy
one diamonds in all
LAST NIGHTS WELCOME
At s O'Clock. this. evening the doors of the
Merchants Exchange were thrown open for the
soldiers and their friends who were vending
their way to the reception rendered by the citi-
zens of St. Louis. The immense chamber was
profusely decorated with bunting, flags stripes
and streanrers hanging gracefully from the bal J
crnies. A great, banner welcomed the BOYS of
81. The fountain In the middle of the hall. |
filled with flowers and surrounded by tropical
plants, dashed jets of water and separated the
great masses of people who filed the hall long
before the welcome address. band discoursed
stirring airs, while the crowd awaited the com
ing of the speakers
At9 O'clock Mayor Francis, accompanied by
the war Governors and other distinguished
guests entered the hall and took their places
on the platform. A few minutes later General
Sherman quietly entered, accompanied by two
friends. and succeeded in getting almost on the
platform before he " as discovered by the yeter-
ans. Then shout went up, and Iousing cheers
The General was given an armchair in front of
the platform, near the speakers rostrum His
presence seemed to be the signal for the begin
ming OF the evenings programme, and 1000 up
turned faces gathered near the platform
Mayor Francis arose and, turning to General
Fairchild, extended n hearty welcome to the
Grand Army of the Republic. He called the
COMMANDMENT Chiefs attention to the fact that
not only comrades i'll arms. but-working har-
moniouSly side by side-were many who n
quarter of century ago were arraigned against
each other in civil strife.
General Fairchild responded to the cordial
greeting by the assurance that when the invita-
ton was accepted ii was with the belief that St.
Louis would do just as she had done, and there
was not a nom mt when the members of the
Grand Army of the Republic doubted the hos
pitable reception they were TO receive nor
moment that they ever thought of not coming
here. They had come with hearts full of re,
spect and love for the city and her citizens, and
they should leave with feelings of love and
plttStlIe. 10 tue IuSu WHO wore the gray he
could say they met them with feelings of love.
and confidence, and esteem, and extended to
them the right hand of fellowship The Grand
Army did not dig up the hatcher, nor wave the
bloody shirt. There never had been, from 1861
to the present time, among the comrades a
thought or feeling of malice 10 the South. Here
tonight were given words of welcome which
would ring out through the land. and when the
Grand Army goes home they would leave be-
hind large portions of their hearts.
As his voice died out, a call for General Sher-
man was followed by dozen more and then a
flood of cheers, but they apparently fell on deaf
of faces-the General gave no sign of response,
and Mayor Francis seized an opportunity in the
lull to introduce ex-Vice President Hannibal
HambIn.
The gray haired old man was greeted with
storm OF applause, and during his short and elo-
quent address he was frequently interrupted by
cheers. Speeches were also mace by Governor
O2lesby and others.